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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Wigtownshire (Galloway, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
106
333
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
106
333
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
95
309
472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
76
276
424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
21
105
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
20
104
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
19
103
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
90
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
88
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
39
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
9
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Wigtownshire
9 Genera with 10 Species
Arctia Schrank, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cybosia Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dicallomera Butler, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eilema Hübner, 1817Lichen Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Euproctis Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Nudaria Haworth, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Schrankia Hübner, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 17662SpeciesTaxom
Tyria Hubner, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wigtownshire
10 Species
Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758Garden Tiger
Cybosia mesomella Linnaeus, 1758Four-dotted Footman
Dicallomera fascelina (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gynaephora fascelina Linnaeus, 1758
Eilema lurideola (Zincken, 1817)⇒ Eilema plumbeola Zincken, 1817
Euproctis (Sphrageidus) similis Fuessly, 1775Bigspotted triggerfish
Nudaria mundana Linnaeus, 1761Muslin Footman
Schrankia costaestrigalis Stephens, 1834Pinion-streaked Snout
Spilosoma lubricipeda Linnaeus, 1758White Ermine
Spilosoma lutea (Hufnagel, 1766)⇒ Spilarctia lutea Hufnagel, 1766
Tyria jacobaeae Linnaeus, 1758Cinnabar

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Wigtownshire
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypenodinae
Forbes, 1954
Hypenodine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Erebidae at artfakta.se
Erebidae at dyntaxa.se
Erebidae at gbif.org
Erebidae at irmng.org
Erebidae at itis.gov